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A TTURNEY Oct. 8, 1957 United States Patent rogrrsror Y Albert W. Haley, Newark, N, J. t Applic'aiiilAprn 20, 1956, serial No. 519,612

2 claims. (ci. 124-21) My invention relates generally to toy pistol-s and specically to toy pistols in which the discharged bullet is rotated as it is urged on its way.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a toy pistol which discharges a bullet in a forceful and accurate manner.

Another object of my invention is to provide a toy pistol which discharges a bullet that has rotation imparted to it before it leaves the muzzle o f the pistol.

Yet a further object of my invention is to provide a toy pistol which will rotate and discharge bullets, darts and rocket-like projectiles.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a toy pistol which is simple in form, attractive in appearance, durable and relatively inexpensive.

These objects and advantages, as well as other objects and advantages, may be achieved by the device illustrated in the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a cocked toy pistol with part of the side wall exploded away;

Figure 2 is a similar partial side elevational view of the uncocked t-oy pistol;

lFigure 3 is a vertical cross-section taken on the lines 3 3 in Figure l 4looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4 is jectile.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my toy pistol 11 is provided with a trigger 12 mounted pivotally on a pin 13 which is positioned in a slot 14 in the bottom of the barrel 15. There is a passage or bore 16 extending from the muzzle toward the rear end of the pistol 11. The trigger 12 has a latch or detent 17 which extends into the bore 16. A spring 18 isvpositioned in the bore and is frictionally engaged with a piston 19 which it normally urges toward the muzzle. The piston lits the 'bore 16 somewhat loosely so that it may slightly tilt. The rear of the piston 19 is provided with a shoulder 20 which serves as a seat for the spring. The front of the piston 19 is provided with an -axial passage or socket 21 which will receive the end of a projectile dart 22. The dart is provided with a shaft 23, the end 24 of which has a twisted square, uniform cross-section. An axial pin 25 extends from the end 24 and is intended to enter the passage 21 in the piston 19. A construction is provided with a square opening closely conforming in its dimensions with the twisted square end 24 of the projectile. Thus, as the twisted end 24 of the dart is inserted into the pistol, it will be rotated as that end 24 passes through the constriction 26 and likewise, when the dart is expelled from the pistol, it will be caused to rotate as the end traverses the construction 26.

It has been noted that the piston 19 loosely fits in the bore 16, but the pin 25 its quite precisely into the passage 21. Thus, when a dart 22 is inserted into the bore 16 and moves the piston 19 rearwardly to compress the spring 18, the trigger 12 will be urged upwardly by the spring 27. When the head of the piston engages the a view in perspective of a dart-type proslanting face28 of the detent 17, it presses it downwardly into the slot 14 until thev detent vl'lsnaps up in front of the head of the piston 19. Since. only the lower edge of the piston 19 is engaged by the detent, the pressure so exerted tendsto permit the spring to press theupper'front edge to move forwardlyofthe lower frontedge of the piston 19. This will cause,the axialpassage 21 to have a tendencyA to move .out of its normal axial position and in S9 doing,A it. WillL-frictienally, engage. the pin ,25 and hold the dart 22 from falling out ofthe pistol.

Upon pressure being exerted on the trigger 12, the detent disengages the lower front edge of the piston and the spring 18 urges the piston 19 forwardly until it engages the constriction 26. The twisted shaft 24 on the projectile 22, in traversing the constriction 26, has irnparted to it a twisting motion so that the discharged dart will, in accordance with well-known principles, follow a relatively straight trajectory without any wobbling or veering. While I have referred to the end 24 of the projectile as having a uniform, square twisted cross-section, it is to be understood that variations in the uniformity in the twist will not impair the operability of my invention. It is to be further Iunderstood that the exact configuration of the twisted end is a matter of choice as long as it is non-circular. Thus, the Vtwisted end of the dart y22 may be octagonal, hexagonal or oval as long as it closely conforms to the shape of the constriction l26. Of course, a round shaft would pass through a round constriction -without imparting rotation to the shaft 23.

While I have referred to a dart specifically, it is to be v understood that the projectile may 'be in the shape of a rocket, in the shape of a iinned bomb or it may have any other projectile-like shape as long as it is provided with an integral or attached shaft having a non-circular cross section corresponding with a constriction in the bore.`

If the shaft is separate from the projectile, it must, of course, airmatively engage the projectile so that the rotation of the shaft will be imparted to the projectile.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodiment of the invention. The component parts have been shown and described. They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantial-ly similar function; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for the said components and may have actually been known or invented before the present invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being within the scopel of the appended claims, although they are not specifically catalogued herein.

I claim:

1. A toy gun comprising a gun-barrel, a muzzle on one end of the gun-barrel having a bore extending toward the opposite end of the barrel, a constricted portion of the barrel having an aperture with a non-circular crosssection, a piston disposed in the bore beyond the constricted portion, `a spring engaged with the end of the bore and normally urging the piston toward the muzzle into contact with the constriction, a projectile positioned in the bore between the muzzle and the constriction, an end portion on the projectile having .a non-circular, uniform, twisted cross-section closely confor-ming to the noncircular cross-section of the constriction and that end extending through theconstriction, a pivotally mounted trigger extending into the bore lbetween the end thereof and the-constriction, a detent on the trigger, a triggerspring normally urging the detent into detaining engagement with one edge of the piston, an axial socket in the face of the piston, an extension on the end portion of the projectile closely conforming to the axial socket in Patenti-,60131. 18, 19157,I

3 into frictional engagement with the extension on the end of the projectile. v

2L A toy gun comprising a barrel with a muzzle having a bore extending into the barrel, a constriction in the bore having an aperture with a non-circular cross-sec-` 5 tion, a piston disposed in theY bore, aQspring l normally urging the piston toward the muzzle andthe constriction, atprojectile positioned in the bore, an endV portion of the projectile having a non-circular, uniform', twisted crosssection in conformity with the Aconstriction with said end extended through the constriction and in contact with the piston, a socket in the face of the piston, a cooperative extension on the end of the projectile,` normally frictionally engaged with the socket when the detent engages the piston. f l A,

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Rhodes Aug. 16, Wilson I-une 8, Paprian Mar. 23, Laughlin Mar. 17, Kopf T Nov. 17,

FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain July 23, Canada Nov. 8, Great Britain Oct. 1, 

